| Title | Author | Created | Published | Tags | | ----------------- | ---------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | Ramsey Abbey Info | Jon Marien | October 25, 2025 | October 25, 2025 | [[#classes\|#classes]], [[#HIST11474\|#HIST11474]] | *** ### **Pinpoint the Folios for Ramsey Abbey in Your PDFs** - In *Visitations of Religious Houses Thompson Edition Vol 2 Part 1 1918.pdf*: - **Table of Contents** confirms "Ramsey Abbey, 1439" is in folios 44-51 (see section LXI, LXII; pp. 302–312 in the published text). - Annotation: There is a gap/missing quire in one section, but all the key depositions, complaints, and bishop’s injunctions for Ramsey are present before and after this—use pp. 302–314 in the English transcription and pp. 44–51 in the original manuscript foliation. - In your **manuscript images** PDF (*LAO MS V_j_1 fols. 105-136.pdf*): - Look for images corresponding to folios 44–51, which should visually match the Ramsey Abbey records—search for large headings, marginal notes, and blocks of Latin text with common names ("Ramsey", "Johannes", "Stowe", "Bury"). - Screenshots from any page with “Ramsey” in the heading, or pages with rubrications/initials attached to this section, will work great. *** ### **Sample Bullet Points for Your Video Flow: Ramsey Abbey (Cyber/Discipline Angle)** #### **Intro (Facecam/Slide)** - Fast intro: “Hey, I’m Jon, analyzing the medieval cybersecurity and discipline system at Ramsey Abbey based on Bishop Alnwick’s 1439 visitation.” #### **Detective Process** - Where I started: “I used the Thompson edition’s transcript—looked for ‘Ramsey Abbey’ around pp. 302–312 / folios 44–51.” - How the detective work went: - Used names, headings, and Latin keywords to hunt down the manuscript pages - Show screenshots of matched words, initials, or failed attempts—with any cool manuscript features (rubrication, marginalia) #### **Key Findings: Cyber-Security & Discipline** - Attendance tracking—routine audits, role-based access control - Restricted access policies (seculars/women, location boundaries) - Internal incident reports (complaints about monks sneaking out, abusing access) - Enforced punishment for rule-breaking—fines, bread-and-water discipline, more - Issues with transparency—many “all good” reports are likely collusion or silence - Bishop’s injunctions: elaborate controls, annual accounting mandates, centralized oversight - *Modern parallel*: Connect discipline and policy enforcement to cybersecurity (access, internal risk, compliance) #### **Reflection** - “It’s wild how much these guys were trying to set up what amounts to medieval compliance and monitoring—lots of human issues, failed policies, insider threats.” #### **Visual Evidence** - Screenshots of printed and Latin manuscript record, highlighted text - Point out rubrications, medieval “security features” (restricted areas, signatures, marginal notes) #### **Bonus Clip: Ramsey Abbey Site Today** - Show Street View screenshot or short Google Maps clip: - Search “Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire” - Tip: At “Abbey Road, Ramsey, PE26 1DG,” rotate Street View for both gatehouse and Abbey College/parish church #### **Outro & Credits** - Appear in quick outro on camera - End slides: “Sources—Thompson Edition, Manuscript Images, Google Maps” *** ### **How to Get the Best Street View Screenshot** - Open **Google Maps** and search: “Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire” - Drop the Street View peg outside **Abbey College**, Abbey Road, PE26 1DG - Spin the camera: One direction for the medieval gatehouse, another for the parish church (remnants of the Abbey complex) - Screenshot showing both structures is the most visually impressive - Optional: Add historical context overlay (label: “Remains of Ramsey Abbey, Gatehouse and 15th Century church”) ***